scapolite

[ skap-uh-lahyt ]

noun

any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
the member of the scapolite group intermediate in composition between meionite and marialite; wernerite.

Origin of scapolite

From the German word Skapolith, dating back to 1795–1805. See scape¹, -o-, -lite

Words Nearby scapolite

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use scapolite in a sentence

Hypersthene and scapolite both may occur in these rocks and they are sometimes garnetiferous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 | Various
Dipyre (dīpīr), or Mizzonite, a mineral—aluminium calcium sodium silicate—of the scapolite series.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various

British Dictionary definitions for scapolite

scapolite

/ (ˈskæpəˌlaɪt) /

noun

any of a group of colourless, white, grey, or violet fluorescent minerals consisting of sodium or calcium aluminium silicate, carbonate, and chloride in tetragonal crystalline form. They occur mainly in impure limestones and pegmatites: Also called: wernerite

Origin of scapolite

C19: from German Skapolith, from Greek skapos rod + -lite

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse